tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3030236509677662884..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: 1909StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77418309230907412972012-12-10T20:55:53.789+00:002012-12-10T20:55:53.789+00:00The Secret Garden which you own was published in 1...The Secret Garden which you own was published in 1909. Sure you have already read it but worth reading again surely?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5843475875019656212012-12-07T18:01:08.546+00:002012-12-07T18:01:08.546+00:00I love it very much! But... maybe too soon. I wa...I love it very much! But... maybe too soon. I was hoping to get a von Arnim in this year, but I don't seem to have done.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68896460715427682732012-12-07T18:00:44.933+00:002012-12-07T18:00:44.933+00:00I do own Anne of Avonlea, actually, but I've n...I do own Anne of Avonlea, actually, but I've never read Anne of Green Gables... (shocking, I know!) I want to, but not sure I'll have time for both...<br /><br />but it might well be Potter!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64351422523702870792012-12-07T18:00:07.322+00:002012-12-07T18:00:07.322+00:00I see the Gide novel in secondhand shops so often,...I see the Gide novel in secondhand shops so often, why have I never picked it up? Frustrating!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76476370789627015952012-12-07T17:59:47.757+00:002012-12-07T17:59:47.757+00:00Thanks for offering an alternative view - maybe I ...Thanks for offering an alternative view - maybe I *should* read it so I can make up my mind where I fall.<br /><br />And I know, that feeling hasn't hit me much until the end of the year, but now it is a little frustrating!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67088226658513867842012-12-07T17:59:07.483+00:002012-12-07T17:59:07.483+00:00I have read Ethan Frome, but not for many years - ...I have read Ethan Frome, but not for many years - so perhaps I should track down a copy and give it a quick re-read. Thanks so much for the help!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19129379340048738492012-12-07T17:58:40.451+00:002012-12-07T17:58:40.451+00:00Oo, I hadn't... thanks! That has given me an ...Oo, I hadn't... thanks! That has given me an idea or two...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81784886871740660622012-12-07T17:57:31.784+00:002012-12-07T17:57:31.784+00:00It's not in mine, but it might well be in my p...It's not in mine, but it might well be in my parents'! I will have a hunt when I'm at home. It would definitely save me some time! Although I loved The Caravaners, it feels a bit soon to re-read it.<br /><br />Thanks, Claire!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87192564052463448202012-12-07T09:36:12.293+00:002012-12-07T09:36:12.293+00:00I was going to suggest The Caravaners too - a trul...I was going to suggest The Caravaners too - a truly splendid novel. Could be an interesting comparison to the wit of Jerome K Jerome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80910929786451327512012-12-06T14:14:19.551+00:002012-12-06T14:14:19.551+00:00Anne of Avonlea, the sequel to Anne of Green Gable...Anne of Avonlea, the sequel to Anne of Green Gables. (sorry, didn't check your list)<br /><br />And I think Claire's got it with the Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. Danger and suspense, and a heroine to the rescue. And instead of writing down to children, Miss Potter used the word 'soporific'.<br /><br />Susan Dhttp://www.dalyght.ca/quiltynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79759128303909414552012-12-06T12:52:35.552+00:002012-12-06T12:52:35.552+00:00My own 1909 read was Elizabeth von Arnim's The...My own 1909 read was Elizabeth von Arnim's The Caravaners but Wikipedia's 1909 novels list also has some suggestions: a novel called "Mike" by P G Wodehouse and Andre Gide's "Straight is the gate" being just two that might attract you.Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313388635067433934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34568620234062854122012-12-06T12:30:40.029+00:002012-12-06T12:30:40.029+00:00I quite liked Ann Veronica - it was so long ago th...I quite liked Ann Veronica - it was so long ago that I first read it that I decided I could count it for 1909, but I haven't got round to starting it yet. It is a bit frustrating picking up something you *really* want to read, only to discover that you've already read three books for that year...GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63776840788446786252012-12-06T10:15:48.110+00:002012-12-06T10:15:48.110+00:00There are some cracking books on that list - Ethan...There are some cracking books on that list - Ethan Frome is short (and I think you can get a cheap Wordsworth Classics edition) and of course the Sherlock Holmes stories are a great read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71375763257997978732012-12-06T04:25:40.138+00:002012-12-06T04:25:40.138+00:00have you looked at that list? http://www.goodreads...have you looked at that list? http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1909Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40586499431033058372012-12-06T02:39:09.000+00:002012-12-06T02:39:09.000+00:00It's not in your library but I'm going to ...It's not in your library but I'm going to suggest it anyway, because it really should be: <i>The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies</i> by Beatrix Potter. It deserves bonus points for being so outstandingly short.<br /><br />Or you could reread <i>The Caravaners</i> (which is in your library). It was my pick for 1909, though I still need to review it. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com